Chapter 4: Payback

"I'm going to the grocery store!" Anna yelled while she was questioned by a suspicious Hao.

"Shouldn't Yoh be doing that? You always give that type of work to him." Hao said, arms crossed. He was blocking the doorway so that Anna couldn't get out.

"Well, this is a girl thing that I need to get. Yoh wouldn't know which to buy when it comes to this. Get out of my way, Baka!"

Hao sighed and stepped away, "Alright. But do you want me to take you there?"

"No, I'll go by myself." She left the house.

But instead of going to the grocery store, she headed to the electronics store.

"Hello, how can I serve you?" The cashier asked her.

"I'm looking for a recording device. Give me the best one that you have. And make it quick!" She snapped.

Seeing that she's in no mood to accept any offers, the man rushed around the store, looking for her item.

After fifteen minutes or so, he came down with a professional-looking object.

"This is what you need if you're on a spy mission, ma'am. It's equipped with-"

"Whatever. Here's my money. Have a nice day, mister." She interrupted as she hurried out of the store, 'Stupid offers.'

When she came back, it was already noon.

'time to make him pay.' She thought as she headed up the stairs.

She had to wait until nighttime before she could put her plan into action, so she had to endure lunch, dinner, and the constant stares of Hao.

Finally, it was dark and everyone was in there rooms, fast asleep.

Anna rummaged through her closet and found the item she was looking for. It was an ordinary pair of pajamas. Ok, so it's not so ordinary. It was very skimpy. The cloth was so thin, it was almost see-through.

The back of the shirt was bare, save for two straps that say crisscrossed, holding the sides together so that they don't reveal too much. The shorts lived up to its name: short. It almost resembled an underwear.

Anna checked herself in the mirror, making sure that she looked perfect. She then went to her bed and covered herself.

Soon, Hao will visit her. He always does that whenever he's not out, though he doesn't know that she knows.

Anna was right. The door opened half an hour later and Hao came in. He walked over to her bedside. Thinking that she's fast asleep, he bent over and brushed a strand of her hair out of her face.

And as he did so, Anna reached over, grabbed him by the neck, pulled him up on her and pressed her lips on his.

For a moment, she felt him stiffen, but kissed her back almost immediately.

They stayed like that for a couple more minutes before anyone said anything.

"No," she said, pretending to try and push him off,

"hmmm," Hao was not thinking anymore. He continued to attack her lips.

"No Hao . . . you shouldn't be doing this." She said as his hands started to move around a bit more.

"And why not?" He asked her huskily. His mouth now moves to her neck, making her shiver.

"Y . . . your ex-girlfriend . . . she wouldn't want you to do this." She said. She was actually enjoying this.

"Who cares about her, now that I've got you?"

'Mission accomplished.'

With all of her might, she pushed the teen off her.

"Get out of my room." She whispered in a deadly tone.

"What?" Hao was very confused.

"You do not disrespect you girlfriend like that. Out!"

He was still looking at her as if she had just hit her head against something, "Are you ok?"

"Are you? No, so get out, Baka!"

It finally hit him that she really did want him to leave, so he left, but not before flashing her a smile. She was on the verge of throwing her alarm clock at him, but he noticed, so he left quickly.

As soon as the door closed behind him, Anna's angry expression turned into a menacing grin.

She reached under her blanket and pulled out her recording device. Then, she clicked PLAY.

(Moaning sounds for a couple of minutes)

"No,"

"Hmmm,"

"No Hao . . . you shouldn't be doing this."

"And why not?"

"Y . . . your ex-girlfriend . . . she wouldn't want you to do this."

"Who cares about her, now that I've got you?"

There was more to be heard, but this was all that she wanted to hear.

"Part two, finished. One more part to go." She said as she closed her eyes.

The next morning, after she gave Yoh his tasks to do, Anna hurried to the bar where Chris, Hao's "ex-girlfriend" works at.

"Oh, hi Anna. What are you doing here?" Chris asked cheerfully.

"Nothing. I'm just checking how you're doing. I can't believe you're still with Baka."

"Who, Hao? Oh, he's really nice when he's not drunk. It's like there's a totally different side to him. It's what I love about him, you know?" Chris said dreamily.

"Unfortunately, no." Anna said indifferently, "I have to go. Have a nice day."

Chris went back inside before she had a chance to see Anna go around in the locker room, and drop a cassette in her locker.

"Let's see how you put up with this." Anna whispered wickedly.

She went out through the front door, catching a glimpse of Chris picking up the phone, an angry expression on her face.

That night, Hao visited her, but she was awake, so they just talked.

"You look sad, Baka. What happened?" she mused.

"Chris somehow found out about last night, you know, and she's been trying to kill me or something."

"Oh," Anna mentally smiled that her plan had worked, "well I hope she dumps you for good."